Publications

Discover recent publications from our research on winter cereals, advancing knowledge in crop genetics, physiology, and adaptation.

Lab Publications

Stem traits promote wheat climate-resilience

Simeon Ntawuguranayo, Michael Zilberberg, Kamal Nashef, David J. Bonfil, Naresh Kumar Bainsla, Francisco J. Piñera-Chavez, Matthew Paul Reynolds, Zvi Peleg, Roi Ben-David

https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1388881

July 25, 2024

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New flavors from old wheats: exploring the aroma profiles and sensory attributes of local Mediterranean wheat landraces

Sivan Frankin, Alon Cna'ani, David J. Bonfil, Vered Tzin, Kamal Nashef, Doron Degen, Yasmin Simhon, Marina Baizerman, Maria Itria Ibba, Héctor Ignacio González Santoyo, Cyntia Velazquez Luna, Jose Fausto Cervantes Lopez, Anomarel Ogen, B. Z. Goldberg, Shahal Abbo, Roi Ben-David

https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1059078

May 18, 2023

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Towards stable wheat grain yield and quality under climatic instability

David J. Bonfil, Shahal Abbo, Doron Degen, Yasmin Simchon, Roi Ben-David

https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.21351

April 3, 2023

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In-Field Comparative Study of Landraces vs. Modern Wheat Genotypes under a Mediterranean Climate

Sivan Frankin, Rajib Roychowdhury, Kamal Nashef, Shahal Abbo, David J. Bonfil, Roi Ben-David

https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10122612

November 28, 2021

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Assessing adaptive requirements and breeding potential of spelt under Mediterranean environment

Arie Y. Curzon, Chandrasekhar Kottakota, Kamal Nashef, Shahal Abbo, David J. Bonfil, Ram Reifen, Shimrit Bar-El, On Rabinovich, Asaf Avneri, Roi Ben-David

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86276-1

March 30, 2021

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Collaborative Publications

Genome Based Meta-QTL Analysis of Grain Weight in Tetraploid Wheat Identifies Rare Alleles of GRF4 Associated with Larger Grains

Raz Avni, Leah Oren, Gai Shabtay, Siwar Assili, Curtis Pozniak, Iago Hale, Roi Ben-David, Zvi Peleg and Assaf Distelfeld

https://doi.org/10.3390/genes9120636

December 17, 2018

Population genomics and molecular epidemiology of wheat powdery mildew in Europe

Jigisha Jigisha, Jeanine Ly, Nikolaos Minadakis, Fabian Freund, Lukas Kunz, Urszula Piechota, Beyhan Akin, Virgilio Balmas, Roi Ben-David, Szilvia Bencze, Salim Bourras, Matteo Bozzoli, Otilia Cotuna, Gilles Couleaud, Mónika Cséplő, Paweł Czembor, Francesca Desiderio, Jost Dörnte, Antonín Dreiseitl, Angela Feechan,Agata Gadaleta, Kevin Gauthier, Angelica Giancaspro, Stefania L. Giove, Alain Handley-Cornillet, Amelia Hubbard, George Karaoglanidis, Steven Kildea, Emrah Koc, Žilvinas Liatukas, Marta S. Lopes, Fabio Mascher, Cathal McCabe, Thomas Miedaner, Fernando Martínez-Moreno, Charlotte F. Nellist, Sylwia Okoń, Coraline Praz, Javier Sánchez-Martín, Veronica Sărăţeanu, Philipp Schulz, Nathalie Schwartz, Daniele Seghetta, Ignacio Solís Martel, Agrita Švarta, Stefanos Testempasis, Dolors Villegas, Victoria Widrig, Fabrizio Menardo

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003097

May 2, 2025

Novel QTLs/genes affecting single stem elasticity, stem strength, and three lodging indices in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) identified by genome-wide association analysis

Hao Ren, Shan Lu, Siting Li, Qingfeng Dong, Dezheng Liu, Roi Ben-David, Liang Chen, Yin-Gang Hu

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-025-04929-5

June 9, 2025

Distinct domains of the AVRPM3A2/F2 avirulence protein from wheat powdery mildew are involved in immune receptor recognition and putative effector function

Kaitlin Elyse McNally, Fabrizio Menardo, Linda Lüthi, Coraline Rosalie Praz, Marion Claudia Müller, Lukas Kunz, Roi Ben-David, Kottakota Chandrasekhar, Amos Dinoor, Christina Cowger, Emily Meyers, Mingfeng Xue, Fangsong Zeng, Shuangjun Gong, Dazhao Yu, Salim Bourras, Beat Keller

https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.15026

February 17, 2018

Long-read genome sequencing accelerated the cloning of Pm69 by resolving the complexity of a rapidly evolving resistance gene cluster in wheat

Yinghui Li, Zhen-Zhen Wei, Hanan Sela, Liubov Govta, Valentyna Klymiuk, Rajib Roychowdhury, Harmeet Singh Chawla, Jennifer Ens, Krystalee Wiebe, Valeria Bocharova, Roi Ben-David, Prerna B. Pawar, Samidha Jaiwar, István Molnár, Jaroslav Doležel, Curtis J. Pozniak, Tzion Fahima

https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.10.14.512294

October 16, 2022